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The Bawl Mill
June 2010 by Staff
• Set for life...at everyone else’s expense• As long as we’re giving away money...
• Consulting pays well in NY
• The old bait and switch...
• Not an enviable record
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Perhaps no one factor has caused more confusion in the search for ore than the attempt to use color as a guide to prospecting. Yet, there is a reason for every color seen in rocks, so it deserves to be noted.
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The hoopla is over, the spectacular shows are just a memory. The fact is, we're stuck in the 2000s whether we like it or not! And the sad—or glad—reality is that changing the year's first number from a "one" to a "two" hasn't really changed anything other than giving us oldtimers some minor irritation now and then until we get used to things.
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Ask The Experts—What Should I Do Next With This Quartz Vein?
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I don’t know what to do next. Should I get an assay of the quartz? Can you recommend someone? Should I somehow crush the rock & search for a gold vein? Am I just wasting my time?
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